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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate in Denver
Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 5, 2012
Donald Verrilli
Donald Verrilli
stated on March 27, 2012 a Supreme Court hearing on health care law
Says when New Jersey adopted guaranteed coverage and cost provisions without a mandate individual health insurance market rates "doubled or tripled" and enrollment dropped from 180,000 people to 80,000 people.
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By Erin O'Neill • April 4, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
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By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2012 an interview with WTSP
"In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 26, 2012 a graphic circulating on the Internet
Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
Massachusetts has "less than 1 percent of our kids that are uninsured. You (Gov. Perry) have a million kids uninsured in Texas."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2011
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on July 31, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
Mark Brodeur
Mark Brodeur
stated on December 2, 2010 a Providence Journal story
Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 12, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on October 5, 2010 a newspaper ad
Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 7, 2010
Jane Norton
Jane Norton
stated on July 9, 2010 a television ad
"Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi
"Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 18, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign ad
The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview
Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 29, 2009 press release
"More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
Mostly True
January 13, 2010
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